Article
Effects of imperfect albinism (sal-s) on growth in a heavy line of chickens.
Poultry science - 1 Jan 1991
Silversides F G, Crawford R D
Abstract excerpt
Four trials compared growth, feed efficiency, and mortality of albino (sal-s) and nonalbino chickens under conditions approximating those used commercially for broilers. Early body weight reductions of albino chicks were substantial, but by a normal market age for broilers in North America, albin...
Topics
- Albinism
- Animals
- Body Weight
- Chickens
- Female
- Genetic Markers
- Genotype
- Male
- Poultry Diseases
- Regression Analysis